Penn State announces non-tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2022

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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The following is a list of non-tenure-line faculty promotions at Penn State, effective July 1, 2022. The University announced promotions for tenured and tenure-line faculty earlier this year.

The following individuals have been promoted to assistant teaching professor:

Jeff Barr, Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State Altoona
Jordan Bittner, Division of Business, Engineering, and Information Sciences and Technology, Penn State Altoona
Valerie Braman, School of Labor and Employment Relations, College of the Liberal Arts
Christine Chichester, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
Thomas Cody, School of Music, College of Arts and Architecture
Theresa Cummins, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Development
Chunyuan Di, Department of Asian Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
Deb Dreisbach, Division of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Penn State Berks
William Fine, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
Jared Frederick, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Altoona
Deborah Gaydos, mathematics, Penn State Greater Allegheny
Catie Grant, Department of Telecommunications and Media Industries, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
Erik Johnson, School of Theatre, College of Arts and Architecture
Jill Johnson, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Frank King, Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Health and Human Development
Ashu Kumar, information sciences and technology, Penn State Beaver
Elise Lindquist, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Health and Human Development
Marc McCann, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Development
Nancy McClure, Department of Accounting, Smeal College of Business
Larry Musolino, mathematics, Penn State Lehigh Valley
Sharon Myers, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
Gary Neal, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Marcy Nicholas, English, Penn State York
Natsuko Osada, Department of Asian Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
Morella Ruscitti-Tovar, Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, College of the Liberal Arts
Frank Sorokach, business and economics, Penn State Scranton
Diane Spradling, business and economics, Penn State DuBois
Philip Stuczynski, Black School of Business, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Emily Wiggins, Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, Penn State College of the Liberal Arts
Jia Yu, Department of Asian Studies, Penn State College of the Liberal Arts

The following individuals have been promoted to associate teaching professor:

Patricia Aguilera-Hermida, School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
Brittany Anderson, School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
Brad Baumgartner, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
Amine Benkiran, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
Chris Bonner, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Abington
Cathy Braasch, Department of Architecture, College of Arts and Architecture
Laurie Breakey, business and economics, Penn State DuBois
Joseph Bueter, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
Priyangi Bulathsinhala, Department of Statistics, Eberly College of Science
Rodrigo Cardenas, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
Stacey Corle, Division of Education, Human Development and Social Sciences, Penn State Altoona
Patrick Cosby, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Megan Costello, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Barbara Dehart, Department of Biology, Eberly College of Science
Ola El-Rashiedy, Division of Science and Engineering, Penn State Abington
Maria Enriquez, School of Humanities, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
Mahfuza Farooque, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
Joey Fleck, Department of Learning and Performance Systems, College of Education
Melanie Ford, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
George Gehring, School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
Nick Giacobe, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Allie Goldstein, Department of Education Policy Studies, College of Education
Ahmet Guler, Department of Sociology, College of the Liberal Arts
Linda Hajec, Black School of Business, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Derek Hall, Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Heather Hamilton, School of Humanities, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
Christopher Harben, Black School of Business, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Sarah Henneboehl, Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures, College of the Liberal Arts
Erika Hirano-Cook, Department of Asian Studies, College of the Liberal Arts
Eileen Kowalski, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Health and Human Development
Christine Krewson, Division of Science and Engineering, Penn State Abington
Taylor Lake, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, College of the Liberal Arts
Daonian Liu, Division of Engineering, Business and Computing, Penn State Berks
Tiffany MacQuarrie, English, Penn State Beaver
Joie Marhefka, engineering, Penn State New Kensington
Efraín Marimón, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
Lavarr McBride, criminal justice, Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus
Maung Min, business and economics, Penn State Lehigh Valley
Lori Miraldi, School of Engineering Design, Technology and Professional Programs, College of Engineering
Eugene Morgan, Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Anthony Nelson, Department of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts
Steven Nozaki, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Meghan Owenz, Division of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Penn State Berks
Kristen Pearson, Division of Education, Human Development and Social Sciences, Penn State Altoona
Lee Peterson, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Altoona
Katrina Porter, science, Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus
Shobha Potlakayala, School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
Eric Robbins, Black School of Business, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Daniel Schank, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Martha Sherman, Department of Sociology, College of the Liberal Arts
Michael Smitka, Department of Physics, Eberly College of Science
Karin Sprow Forte, School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
Michael Steward, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
Karen Stylianides, health and human development, Penn State Hazleton
Lena Surzhko Harned, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Michael Swogger, School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, Penn State Harrisburg, The Capital College
Amy Thul, Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Health and Human Development
Patrick Tunno, School of Engineering Design, Technology and Professional Programs, College of Engineering
Raymond Watkins, Department of English, College of the Liberal Arts
Kelly Webb, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Health and Human Development
Johnathan White, arts and humanities, Penn State Greater Allegheny
Jason Whitney, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
Jason Williams, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Tara Wyckoff, Department of Advertising and Public Relations, Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
Lecinda Yevchak, Department of Sociology, College of the Liberal Arts
Nicole Young, mathematics, Penn State Hazleton
Anita Yuskauskas, health and human development, Penn State Lehigh Valley
Jianing Zhi, Black School of Business, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

The following individuals have been promoted to teaching professor:

Nicole Andel, English, Penn State Schuylkill
Harold Aurand, history, Penn State Schuylkill
Catherine Baumgardner, School of Public Policy, College of the Liberal Arts
E. Christopher Byrne, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
David Clippinger, School of Engineering, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Daniel Costantino, Department of Physics, Eberly College of Science
Karen Eppley, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
Catherine Fiorillo, theatre and speech, Penn State Schuylkill
Sharon Gallagher, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Beatriz Glick, Spanish, Penn State Hazleton
Steven Hair, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
Nestor Handzy, Department of Mathematics, Eberly College of Science
Michael Hills, College of Information Sciences and Technology
Amber Jackson, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, College of the Liberal Arts
Amy Linch, Department of Political Science, College of the Liberal Arts
Jason Litzenberg, Department of Applied Linguistics, College of the Liberal Arts
Nikki Mattson, Department of Applied Linguistics, College of the Liberal Arts
Jonathan Needham, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Abington
Jessica O'Hara, Department of Communication Arts and Sciences, College of the Liberal Arts
Douglas Page, Division of Arts and Humanities, Penn State Altoona
Kirstin Purdy Drew, Department of Physics, Eberly College of Science
Michele Stine, Department of Biobehavioral Health, College of Health and Human Development
Mary Vollero, arts and humanities, Penn State DuBois

The following individuals have been promoted to associate librarian:

Alexandria Chisholm, Reference and Instruction Librarian, Penn State Berks
Andrew Marshall, Head Librarian, Penn State Greater Allegheny

The following individual has been promoted to librarian:

William Minter, Digitization and Preservation, University Libraries and Scholarly Communications

The following individual has been promoted to assistant research professor:

Zachary Barkley, Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences

The following individuals have been promoted to associate research professor:

Mohamed Almekkawy, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
Benjamin Stewart Beck, Applied Research Laboratory
Matthew Beckman, Department of Statistics, Eberly College of Science
Reid Berdanier, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Sawyer Campbell, Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering
Daniel Finke, Applied Research Laboratory
Shanhai Ge, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Fabien Grise, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Eberly College of Science
Amanda Hanford, Applied Research Laboratory
Benjamin Jones, Department of Political Science, College of the Liberal Arts
Erin Kitt-Lewis, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
Ashley Linden-Carmichael, Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, College of Health and Human Development
Michael Manahan, Jr., Applied Research Laboratory
Sherri Mason, School of Science, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Felipe Montes, Department of Plant Science, College of Agricultural Sciences
Susan Perrine, Department of Anthropology, College of the Liberal Arts

The following individuals have been promoted to research professor:

Suresh Iyer, Larson Transportation Institute, College of Engineering
Cheryl Keller, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Eberly College of Science
Gang Ning, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
Bed Poudel, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Xiaoxing Wang, Energy Institute, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Neela Yennawar, Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
Gary Zajac, Department of Sociology, College of the Liberal Arts

The following individual has been promoted to assistant clinical professor:

Kenneth Friedhoff, School of Theatre, College of Arts and Architecture

The following individuals have been promoted to associate clinical professor:

Chelsea Hammond, Department of Marketing, Smeal College of Business
Kyle Kaplan, Department of Risk Management, Smeal College of Business
Jason Lunn, Department of Finance, Smeal College of Business
Heather Lutz, Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems, Smeal College of Business
Mallory Meehan, Department of Risk Management, Smeal College of Business
Christopher Solo, Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems, Smeal College of Business

The following individual has been promoted to clinical professor:

Nancy Mahon, Department of Accounting, Smeal College of Business

The following individual has been promoted to senior instructor:

Michelle LaClair, Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine

The following individual has been promoted to assistant professor:

Robert Kerris, Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine

The following individuals have been promoted to associate professor:

Vamsi Alli, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine
Mandee Baumer, Penn State Law
Christoph Brehm, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine
Jessica Butts, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
Rachel Casas, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
Melissa Coleman, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, College of Medicine
Ami DeWaters, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
Michele Ferenci, Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine
Tanya Flohr, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine
Krishne Gowda, Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine
Shannon Grap, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, College of Medicine
Mary Joyce Green, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine
Sarah Kawasaki, Department of Behavioral Health, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
John Kelleher, Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine
Ashutosh Kumar, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Neurology, College of Medicine
Jayson Loeffert, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
Andrew Lutzkanin, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine
Gayatra Mainali, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Neurology, College of Medicine
Kathryn McGillen, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine
Tao Ouyang, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine
Catharine Paules, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine
Shayne Roberts, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, College of Medicine
Natasha Romanoski, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
Meredith Schade, Department of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
Weibin Shi, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
Madhavi Singh, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine
Dongxiao Sun, Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine
Thomas Verbeek, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, College of Medicine
Duane Williams, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
Lichong Xu, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine

The following individuals have been promoted to professor:

Faisal Aziz, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine
Franklin Berkey, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine
Aman Dhawan, Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine
Jill Eckert, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, College of Medicine
Fauzia Mahr, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
Jennifer McCall-Hosenfeld, Department of Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine
Marsha Novick, Department of Pediatrics, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine
Jaimey Pauli, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine
Michael Sather, Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine
Arati Sharma, Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine
Lauren Van Scoy, Department of Medicine, Department of Humanities, Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine
Tiffany Whitcomb, Department of Comparative Medicine, College of Medicine
Christopher Zacko, Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine

Last Updated June 11, 2023